<![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - Mobility - Audio/Video Players]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ en 10 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:28:40 +0200 <![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - Mobility - Audio/Video Players]]> http://img.bestofmedia.com/img/tomshardware/design/rss.gif http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ <![CDATA[SanDisk Announces New Physical Format for Music]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/SanDisk-slotMusic-MicroSD,news-2624.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/SanDisk-slotMusic-MicroSD,news-2624.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:30:00 CEST The four biggest record companies in the industry have gotten together with SanDisk and last week announced what the group obviously hopes will rescue slumping physical music sales.]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft Announces Free WiFi at McDonald's Deal for Zune Users]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/WiFi-Zune-Microsoft-Zune-McDonalds,news-2599.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/WiFi-Zune-Microsoft-Zune-McDonalds,news-2599.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:40:00 CEST Microsoft turns to McDonald's for help in super-sizing MP3 player pie with the Zune]]> <![CDATA[Apple Releases Fix for Vista Users' BSOD]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iTunes-8-0-Vista-BSOD-fix,news-2589.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iTunes-8-0-Vista-BSOD-fix,news-2589.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:10:00 CEST Apple has re-released iTunes 8.0 for Windows Vista users following complaints from numerous users that the iTunes upgrade had resulted in the dreaded Blue Screen of Death.]]> <![CDATA[Apple Unveils iTunes 8, Touts Genius Feature]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-itunes-8-ipod-genius,news-2560.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-itunes-8-ipod-genius,news-2560.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:00:00 CEST The first bit of new Apple product that Steve Jobs chose to unveil during his presentation on Tuesday was iTunes 8.]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft Zune Finds a Use for FM Tuner]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/microsoft-zunes-apple-ipod-smurfs,news-2553.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/microsoft-zunes-apple-ipod-smurfs,news-2553.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:40:00 CEST Microsoft reveals new smurf-colored Zunes with new FM ingenuity]]> <![CDATA[iPhone/Touch 2.1 Firmware Coming This Friday]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-Apple-2-1-software,news-2562.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-Apple-2-1-software,news-2562.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:10:00 CEST Rejoice, iPhone users. Steve Jobs announced on Tuesday morning an upcoming iPhone software update that promises to make things better.]]> <![CDATA[Apple Unveils New iPods; Ultra Slims]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-nano-touch,news-2561.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-nano-touch,news-2561.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:50:00 CEST Apple today unveiled the brand new and highly leaked iPod Nano as well as a new slimmer iPod Touch.]]> <![CDATA[Apple Gets Ready to Announce Revamped iPods Suspected Price Cuts]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPod-iTunes-8-0-iPhone,news-2556.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPod-iTunes-8-0-iPhone,news-2556.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:10:00 CEST It’s going to be a long day for Apple as the company’s Let’s Rock event kicks off in San Francisco. Speculation as to what Apple is announcing in the way of iPods and iTunes is going off the charts...]]> <![CDATA[Apple to Settle Rampant iPod Rumors Next Week ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-itunes,news-2539.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-itunes,news-2539.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:50:00 CEST Apple is widely expected to introduce at least one new iPod music player (a new Nano, perhaps?) and announce price cuts on some existing iPod models at a press event in San Francisco next Tuesday. Price cuts on iPod Touch model are seen as critical to th]]> <![CDATA[Apple Announces Event for September 9th]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPod-Update,news-2537.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPod-Update,news-2537.html Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:20:00 CEST Apple has announced an event due to take place on September 9, which some people, okay, pretty much everyone, thinks will be the unveiling of the much talked about iPod updates. ]]> <![CDATA[IFA 2008 - World's Most Expensive HiFi System Costs €780,000]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/KEF-Muon-Clearaudio-Statement-McIntosh-2kW-AC,news-2526.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/KEF-Muon-Clearaudio-Statement-McIntosh-2kW-AC,news-2526.html Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:50:00 CEST When German trade journal AUDIO puts together its cream-of-the-crop audio system, real audio purists don't mind waiting for over an hour to get a listen. This year, the price tag read €780,000. Watch the video.]]> <![CDATA[Logitech’s Slim Devices intros Squeezebox Boom network player ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Logitech-Squeezbox-Boom-Slime-Devices,news-2513.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Logitech-Squeezbox-Boom-Slime-Devices,news-2513.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:20:00 CEST Fremont (CA) – Slim Devices, a company Logitech acquired in October of 2006, today announced its Squeezebox Boom “all-in-one” network music player, which promises to deliver a wireless Internet music experience throughout your home.]]> <![CDATA[IFA 2008 – Sony Unveils Blu-ray Player Line-Up]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-BDP-S350-BDP-S550,news-2492.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-BDP-S350-BDP-S550,news-2492.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:50:11 CEST Sony’s Blu-ray players BDP-S350 and BDP-S550 have been available in the US since the summer. In Germany and Europe, they will be making their debut in October and November, respectively.]]> <![CDATA[iPod Rumors Take Off, Again]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPod,news-2457.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPod,news-2457.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:20:00 CEST Chicago (IL) - Digg’s Kevin Rose receives the honor for jumpstarting this year’s iPod update rumors with a picture and rather vague and strange information from his sources what this new update may bring. According to Rose, Apple will shelve the current ]]> <![CDATA[Apple Is Worth More Than Google]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Apple-Stocks,news-2363.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Apple-Stocks,news-2363.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:10:00 CEST Apple found itself worth more than Google for the first time ever while trading on Wednesday]]> <![CDATA[iFrenzy Continues: Speakal Launches iPig Docking Station]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPod-iPig,news-2338.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPod-iPig,news-2338.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:10:02 CEST During the past half-decade of iPod frenzy, we learned that you can put an iPod dock into almost anything and we got used to the letter "i" as a prefix on anything even remotely connected to Apple hardware.]]> <![CDATA[PC Vendors Asking For Reductions In ODM/OEM Quotes For Blu-ray Drives]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/OEM-ODM-Blu-ray,news-2337.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/OEM-ODM-Blu-ray,news-2337.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:10:01 CEST PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Acer and Asustek Computer want a considerably large reduction in ODM/OEM prices of Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo and BD-ROM drives, but leading ODM/OEM makers are unwilling to lower current quotes, according to industry sources in Taiwan.]]> <![CDATA[900 Best Buy Stores Jump on the Board the SS iPhone]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-best-buy,news-2330.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-best-buy,news-2330.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:10:00 CEST Best Buy has announced that as of September 7th, many branches of the franchise will be peddling Apple’s iPhone 3G.]]> <![CDATA[How The U.S. Olympic Swimming Relay Team Compares To Dell's MP3 Player]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Dell-iPod-MP3-players,news-2327.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Dell-iPod-MP3-players,news-2327.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:40:00 CEST Analyst Opinion - I was watching the Olympics over the weekend and couldn't help but cheer when the US swim team beat the French.]]> <![CDATA[App Store Generates $30m in First 30 Days]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/App-Store-Revenue,news-2300.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/App-Store-Revenue,news-2300.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:00:00 CEST Steve Jobs has confirmed what we all knew already; the App Store is a success.]]> <![CDATA[Blu-ray Players Stuck Above $300]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Blu-ray-players-prices,news-2292.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Blu-ray-players-prices,news-2292.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:00:00 CEST Pricewatch - HD DVD players are gone for almost half a year and the victorious Blu-ray format is plugging along, but there seems to be few convincing incentives for consumers to actually make the jump to the high-def format. ]]> <![CDATA[iPhone to Remotely Access iTunes Media Library, Patent Filing Shows]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPhone-patent,news-2277.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPhone-patent,news-2277.html Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:00:00 CEST Cupertino (CA) - Apple's latest patent filing may be an indication of a new iPhone feature that could allow the smartphone as well as the iPod touch to remotely access the iTunes library stored on a Mac or PC.]]> <![CDATA[iPod Rumor Mill: 64 GB IPod Touch On The Way?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPod-iPhone-Apple,news-2164.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPod-iPhone-Apple,news-2164.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:10:01 CEST Chicago (IL) - It time for a new round of Apple rumors.]]> <![CDATA[Dell Aims at the iPod, Again]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Dell-iPod-MP3-zune,news-2144.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Dell-iPod-MP3-zune,news-2144.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:50:00 CEST Round Rock (TX) - Dell is ready to return to the MP3 player battlefield and take another shot at Apple's iPod.]]> <![CDATA[MobileMe Live, Accounts Now Available]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iphone-MobileMe,news-1925.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iphone-MobileMe,news-1925.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:20:00 CEST Apple has finally released its new suite of cloud services after a bumpy online and offline ride throughout Thursday, which apparently was caused by heavy traffic.]]> <![CDATA[Apple Orders 50 Million 8 GB NAND Flash Chips]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iphone-NAND,news-1867.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iphone-NAND,news-1867.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:20:00 CEST Cupertino (CA) - In a move that is believed to help Apple to secure low NAND flash memory prices as well as create artificial shortages for competitors, Apple has ordered 50 million flash memory chips for its iPhones and iPods from Samsung Electronics.]]> <![CDATA[United Airlines Offers iPod Docking Stations On Planes]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/airplane-music-ipod,news-1703.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/airplane-music-ipod,news-1703.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:10:00 CEST <![CDATA[The Second Coming Has Arrived: iPhone 3G]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-iphone-3g,news-1613.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-iphone-3g,news-1613.html Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:10:00 CEST iPhone 3G is real: Twice as fast and half the price, according to Apple. But Apple devotees must put in another month of hard wait time--the phone doesn't go on sale until July 11.]]> <![CDATA[3G iPhone Coming June 9th]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-iphone-3g,news-1418.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-iphone-3g,news-1418.html Tue, 20 May 2008 20:40:00 CEST Gizmodo, citing a “reliable source” familiar with the 3G iPhone launch, is proclaiming the launch date of the new iPhone to be June 9th at the World Wide Developers Conference. Rumors have been making their rounds as to when the Second Coming would occur]]> <![CDATA[Napster Launches DRM-Free Music Store]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Napster-Music-Store,news-1409.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Napster-Music-Store,news-1409.html Tue, 20 May 2008 20:20:00 CEST